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Philanthropy and the sustaining of global elite university domination (2022)
Journal Article
Harvey, C., Gibson, A., Maclean, M., & Mueller, F. (2024). Philanthropy and the sustaining of global elite university domination. Organization, 31(3), 433-457. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505084221115842

How is it that global elite universities operating in a hyper-competitive world replete with aspirational challengers maintain positions of dominance within the field of higher education decade after decade? Taking a Bourdieusian approach, we argue t... Read More about Philanthropy and the sustaining of global elite university domination.

Membership Categorisation Analysis: Developing Awareness of Categories and their Consequences (2022)
Book Chapter
Whittle, A., & Mueller, F. (2022). Membership Categorisation Analysis: Developing Awareness of Categories and their Consequences. In E. Darics (Ed.), Language Awareness in Business and the Professions (183-203). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108696159.014

This chapter outlines an approach to the study of categorisation in language practice grounded in the work of American sociologist Harvey Sacks known as Membership Categorisation Analysis. MCA proposes that categories and their associated ‘normative... Read More about Membership Categorisation Analysis: Developing Awareness of Categories and their Consequences.

Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes (2022)
Journal Article
Tilba, A. (2022). Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 13(5), 1015-1032. https://doi.org/10.1108/sampj-03-2021-0091

Purpose – This paper examines the stewardship practices of BlackRock, one of the world’s biggest index managers, in order to highlight a tension and contradictions associated with demonstrating sustainability leadership and its actual substance. Desi... Read More about Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes.

Football Fandom as a Platform for Digital Health Promotion and Behaviour Change: A Mobile App Case Study (2022)
Journal Article
Fenton, A., Cooper-Ryan, A. M., Hardey, M. (., & Ahmed, W. (2022). Football Fandom as a Platform for Digital Health Promotion and Behaviour Change: A Mobile App Case Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(14), Article 8417. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148417

Background: The last decade has seen a dramatic shift toward the study of fitness surveillance, thanks in part to the emergence of mobile health (mHealth) apps that allow users to track their health through a variety of data-driven insights. This stu... Read More about Football Fandom as a Platform for Digital Health Promotion and Behaviour Change: A Mobile App Case Study.

Exploring SMEs attitudes to Net Zero & social media: Action Case research as a force for good (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fenton, A., Ahmed, W., Hardey, M., & Koral, C. (2022, August). Exploring SMEs attitudes to Net Zero & social media: Action Case research as a force for good. Presented at British Academy of Management Conference 2022, Manchester, England

We address a research gap in SME understanding and attitudes to Net Zero and their communications. We employed an Action Case approach, which included a small-scale qualitative survey of SMEs and social network analysis (SNA) of Twitter. We discovere... Read More about Exploring SMEs attitudes to Net Zero & social media: Action Case research as a force for good.

Relational governance mechanisms as enablers of dynamic capabilities in Nigerian SMEs during the COVID-19 crisis (2022)
Journal Article
Ashiru, F., Adegbite, E., Nakpodia, F., & Koporcic, N. (2022). Relational governance mechanisms as enablers of dynamic capabilities in Nigerian SMEs during the COVID-19 crisis. Industrial Marketing Management, 105, 18-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2022.05.011

During the COVID-19 crisis, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing markets, marred by significant institutional voids, grappled with a perennial lack of resources. This article seeksto understand how these SMEs activated their dynami... Read More about Relational governance mechanisms as enablers of dynamic capabilities in Nigerian SMEs during the COVID-19 crisis.

Decentralized Matching at Senior-Level: Stability and Incentives (2022)
Journal Article
Yazici, A. (2022). Decentralized Matching at Senior-Level: Stability and Incentives. Journal of Mathematical Economics, 101, Article 102720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmateco.2022.102720

We consider senior-level labor markets and study a decentralized game where firms can fire a worker whenever they wish to make an offer to another worker. The game starts with initial matching of firms and workers and proceeds with a random sequence... Read More about Decentralized Matching at Senior-Level: Stability and Incentives.

Are financially constrained firms susceptible to a stock price crash? (2022)
Journal Article
He, G., & Ren, H. (2023). Are financially constrained firms susceptible to a stock price crash?. European Journal of Finance, 29(6), 612-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847x.2022.2075280

This study investigates whether and how financial constraints on firms affect the risk of their stock price crashing. We find strong evidence that financial constraints increase future stock price crash risk. This finding is robust to using two quasi... Read More about Are financially constrained firms susceptible to a stock price crash?.

Do Geopolitical Events Transmit Opportunity or Threat to Green Markets? Decomposed Measures of Geopolitical Risks (2022)
Journal Article
Sohag, K., Hammoudeh, S., Elsayed, A., Mariev, O., & Safonova, Y. (2022). Do Geopolitical Events Transmit Opportunity or Threat to Green Markets? Decomposed Measures of Geopolitical Risks. Energy Economics, 111, Article 106068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2022.106068

The growth of clean energies and technologies requires a sound financial market, while equity and bond markets are exposed to geopolitical risks. We investigate the response of green equity and green bonds to newly develop decomposed measures of geop... Read More about Do Geopolitical Events Transmit Opportunity or Threat to Green Markets? Decomposed Measures of Geopolitical Risks.

Assessing the value relevance of fair value measurements: A South African perspective (2022)
Journal Article
Matsane, A., Nakpodia, F., & Areneke, G. (2022). Assessing the value relevance of fair value measurements: A South African perspective. Corporate Governance, 22(7), 1405-1424. https://doi.org/10.1108/cg-07-2021-0255

Purpose This paper aims to explore whether fair value Levels 1 and 2 measurements are more value relevant than Level 3 fair value measurements in a less-active market. Specifically, this research addresses two objectives. Firstly, it examines the val... Read More about Assessing the value relevance of fair value measurements: A South African perspective.

The importance of brokerage house size in determining the utility of IFRS8 segment data to financial analysts (2022)
Journal Article
Al-Aamri, I. A., Hussain, S., Su, C., & Hsu, H.-H. (2022). The importance of brokerage house size in determining the utility of IFRS8 segment data to financial analysts. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 47, Article 100472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2022.100472

This paper reveals the important role played by brokerage house size in determining the utility of segment data to financial analysts. Brokerage house size is a proxy both for analysts’ access to company managers and for their access to in-house expe... Read More about The importance of brokerage house size in determining the utility of IFRS8 segment data to financial analysts.

Academics and policy makers at odds: the case of the IFRS Foundation Trustees’ Consultation Paper on Sustainability Reporting (2022)
Journal Article
Adams, C., & Mueller, F. (2022). Academics and policy makers at odds: the case of the IFRS Foundation Trustees’ Consultation Paper on Sustainability Reporting. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 13(6), 1310-1333. https://doi.org/10.1108/sampj-10-2021-0436

Purpose: This paper considers the nature of academic engagement with policy and the (lack of) responsiveness by policy makers to the scientific community through the development of the IFRS Foundation Trustees’ Consultation Paper on Sustainability Re... Read More about Academics and policy makers at odds: the case of the IFRS Foundation Trustees’ Consultation Paper on Sustainability Reporting.

International Monetary Policy and Cryptocurrency Markets: Dynamic and Spillover Effects (2022)
Journal Article
Elsayed, A. H., & Sousa, R. M. (2024). International Monetary Policy and Cryptocurrency Markets: Dynamic and Spillover Effects. European Journal of Finance, 30(16), 1855-1875. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847x.2022.2068375

Using daily data over the period August 5, 2013 - September 27, 2019, this study investigates the dynamic spillovers between international monetary policies across four major economies (i.e. Eurozone, Japan, UK and US) and three key cryptocurrencies... Read More about International Monetary Policy and Cryptocurrency Markets: Dynamic and Spillover Effects.

Influences of family ownership on dividend policy under mandatory dividend rules (2022)
Journal Article
Sikalidis, A., Bozos, K., Chantziaras, A., & Grose, C. (2022). Influences of family ownership on dividend policy under mandatory dividend rules. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 59(3), 939-967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-022-01064-w

We explore the relationship between family ownership and dividend policy in an insider financial system under mandatory dividend rules. In a civil law insider institutional setting like ours, the concentration of management control in the hands of fa... Read More about Influences of family ownership on dividend policy under mandatory dividend rules.

When does audit committee busyness influence earnings management in the UK? Evidence on the role of the financial crisis and company size (2022)
Journal Article
Ghafran, C., O'Sullivan, N., & Yasmin, S. (2022). When does audit committee busyness influence earnings management in the UK? Evidence on the role of the financial crisis and company size. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 47, Article 100467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2022.100467

We investigate the impact of audit committee busyness on earnings management in FTSE350 companies between 2007 and 2013, a period that includes the global financial crisis and its immediate aftermath. Using a range of busyness measures and examining... Read More about When does audit committee busyness influence earnings management in the UK? Evidence on the role of the financial crisis and company size.

Entrepreneurial finance, agency problems and Islamic ethics: complementarities and constraints (2022)
Journal Article
Ahmed, H., & Aassouli, D. (2022). Entrepreneurial finance, agency problems and Islamic ethics: complementarities and constraints. Venture Capital, 24, https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2022.2067017

This paper examines the interactions between Islamic ethics related to entrepreneurs and finance and discusses their implications on entrepreneurial finance. The practice of Islamic entrepreneurial ethics creates trust that helps to mitigate agency p... Read More about Entrepreneurial finance, agency problems and Islamic ethics: complementarities and constraints.

Stock return synchronicity in a weak information environment: Evidence from African markets (2022)
Journal Article
Kyiu, A., Jones, E., & Li, H. (2023). Stock return synchronicity in a weak information environment: Evidence from African markets. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 19(2), 446-469. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijmf-08-2021-0378

Purpose: This study investigates the level of stock return synchronicity in African markets with the aim of establishing whether, contrary to conventional wisdom, stock return synchronicity can be low in countries with relatively weak information env... Read More about Stock return synchronicity in a weak information environment: Evidence from African markets.

Does air pollution impair investment efficiency? (2022)
Journal Article
He, G., & Lin, T. (2022). Does air pollution impair investment efficiency?. Economics Letters, 215, Article 110490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110490

Using a sample of 2,174 Chinese listed firms for the period 2014-2019, we examine whether air pollution impairs investment efficiency of firms. We find robust evidence that air pollution is negatively associated with firms’ investment efficiency, and... Read More about Does air pollution impair investment efficiency?.